Mounting bracket



Patented .any s, 194i MOUNTING BEACKE'E George Moeller, St. Louis, Mo., assignor to Dazey Churn and Mannlacturing Co., St. Louis,-

Mo., a corporation ol.' Missouri Applicants December 2s, 193e, serial No. 3111,75?.

(ci. 24a-224) 3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in adjustable mounting brackets for kitchen utensils, such as can openers, aridV the principal object of the invention is to provide an improved bracket structure of this character which is adapted to support the utensil in any one of several positions and which permits of the utensil being demounted as for purposes of storage.

The bracket structure of the present invention hasA particular application yin connection with a can opener of a prevalent type which is customarily mounted on a kitchen wall and projects into the room. An object of my invention is to provide an improved mounting bracket for such a can opener which rigidly holds the same in a salient operating position, yet by which the can opener may be swung to and supported in a relatively unobtrusive position along the wall when not in use.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel features of form,lconstructlon, arrangement and combination of parts presently described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a can opener equipped with the mounting bracket of my invention; Fig. 2 illustrates, perspectively, the several members which make up the bracket; Fig 3 is a side elevation of the bracket assembly, certain parts of which are shown in section; Fig. t is a vertical sectional view taken at line dof Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken at line 5 5 of Fig. 3.

Referring now by characters of reference to the drawing, numeral Ill designates a wall plate provided with apertures l l for the reception of screws I2 by which the plate may be ixedly secured to a wall or other support. The side marginal portions of plate In are bent to form opposed channels 63 of downwardly converging trend, such channels being adapted to receive the opposite side margins of a generally trapezoidal baseor tenen-plate it which is attached in a manner to be described to the frame of the can opener or other kitchen utensil.

Projecting forwardly from base plate It at upper and lower edge are opposed, horizontal ears I5, to which are secured the upper and lower ends of a pintle i6 that extends vertically therebetween and which is spaced a substantial distance forwardly of the plane of the base plate. Pintle I6 extends through vertically alined apertures I'I in the ears I5 and is secured against endwise displacement by means of an enlarged head portion I8 formed at its upper end, and a prominent, semi-spherical boss I9, at its lower end and which, in assembly, subtends the lower ear.

Hinged to pintle it is the supporting arm of a kitchen utensil which, in the present example, is represented by a can opener. Such arm consists of a flat, elongated plate 26 whose inner end is bent to tubular form as indicated' at es endtongue 22 which projects rearwardly from the l tubular hinge part 2l. The lower horizontal'edge 23 of tongue 22 is adapted to seat in a notch 2d `formed in an upwardly directed lip 25 which is struck from plate I, the notch dbeing located at the apex of the convexly curved upper edge of such lip. As best appears from Fig. 5,` lip 25 is displaced from the plane of plate it and is'arcu- `ate in transverse aspect, its center of transverse curvature lying in the pivotal axis of arm 26. The portion 26 of plate 2t above lip 25 is o-set rearwardly in the formation of a pocket or recess to accommodate the locking tongue 22.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that wall plate Il? is permanently secured, to a wall or the like, and the can opener or other utensil .is adapted to be connected thereto by inserting the lower corner portions of base plate Il into the upper ends of the wall plate channels I3, then sliding the base plate downwardly until the same is rmly wedged between the sloping inner surfaces of the said channels. To provide for a rigid connection between plates IB and I4 and yet reduce the extent of their surface interengagement so that they may be readily disconnected, the side margins oi the base plate I6 are deformed to produce spaced transverse ridges 2 that make line contact with the inner surfaces oi the channels I3. Obviously, wall plate I0 may be dispensed with entirely and suitable provisionsv made for effecting permanent securement of base plate I4 to a wall or the like. The use of a separable wall plate as described herein is to be preferred, however, since it may be employed as an anchorage common to a number of different utensils having like mounting provisions.

yPatenizis:

when the utensil is being used the normal position of bracket arm 2l is at right angles to base plate Il and to the wall. being 118ml! so held by the interengagement of tongue!! and the notched portion of .lip 2l. Discngagement of these parts topermit oi' the utensil being swung to an unobtrusive position along the wall is readily accomplished by raising the bracket arm 2li relative to its -base plate II to disengage tongue 22 from the lip notch Il. whereafter the arm may be swung to either side of the normal plane. When it is dired to restore the utensil to operating position, appropriate pivotal movement thereof is all that is necessary since lip 2l exerts a cammingforceontongue 22 whichactstoraisethe tongue 22 for subsequent introduction into notch 2l.

Bracket arm 2l is shown provided with a recess Il in its lower edge. such recess denning a curved ilnger Il which is directed toward and acts in conjunction with the boss, Il in the provision of means tor removing bottle caps.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters 1, A swingable mounting bracket for a kitchen utensil, comprising a plate adapted for securement natwise to a support, said plate having vertically spaced ears projecting forwardly from the outer face thereof, a vertical hinge pin secured atitsendstosaidearasaid plate havinga recess the lower margin of which defines a lip having a convex upper edge, a notch formed in the apex portion of 'said lip, a bracket arm formed oi sheet metal and mounted for horizontal swinging movement about. and vertical displacement along said hinge pin, an integral. rearwardly projecting locking tongue formed on said bracket arm, said tongue being adapted lockingly to seat in said notch when the bracket arm is disposed at right angles to said plate, said lip acting cammingly on said tongue to elevate the same for subsequent introduction into said notch when the bracket arm isswung from alateral to'a right angular position with respect to said plate.

2. A swingable mounting bracket for a kitchen utensil,4 comprising a plate adapted for securement atwise to a support, vertically spaced ears projecting forwardly from the outer face oi said plate, a vertical hinge pin carried by said ears, an arcuate lip struck irom the material of said plate, said lip having its center of curvature 1ocated substantially in the axis of said hinge pin, the upper edge of said lip being convexly c urved and having a notch formed in the apex thereof. a sheet metal bracket arm mounted for horizontal swinging movement about and ,vertical displacement along said hinge pin. said bracket arm having a rearwardly projecting tongue portionadapted to ride upon the upper edge of said lip and to seat lockingly in said notch when the bracket arm is disposed at right angles to the plate. said bracket arm. when swung from a lateral to a right angular position with respect to said plate being cammed upwardly by said lip to permit said tongue portion to enter said notch.

3. A swingable mounting bracket for a kitchen utensil. comprising a hinge plate adapted for securement to a support, ears projecting forwardly from said plate, a bracket arm formed of sheet metal, a vertical hinge pin swingably connecting said bracket arm to said ears, said bracket arm being adapted for vertical displacement relative to said hinge plate, said hinge plate having 'a recess formed in its forward face, the material of said hinge plate subtending said recess being vdeformed to provide an arcuate lip having its center o! curvature located substantially in the axis of said hinge pin. said lip having a convexly curved upper. edge and a notch formed in the apex thereof, said bracket arm having a rearwardly projecting locking tongue adapted to extend into said recess and seat in said lip notch when said bracket armis disposed at right angles to said hinge plate, said lip acting to cam said bracket arm upwardly to permit the locking tongue to enter said notch when the bracket arm is'swung from a lateral to a right angular position with respect to said hinge plate.

. y GEORGE J. MQELLER. 

